The Washington critic., 1887-11-11
Masonic rcu,uje

Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent Oillce across Ninth
street at lis intersection with +
street II tho handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1893. This build
Ing Is one of the most complete In It's ar.
rangomcRts of any building conseorated to
Masonic uses In the country.
The I:urrau OF Education.
The Bureau Of Education Is In brick building
due north Of the Patent Office. The visitor
with scholarly tastes and instincts will not
fail to visit this bureau, which contains u
complete collection Of objects illustrating
the progress aud condition OF education
throughout the world
Medical Museum.
on Tenth street, between II and T, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, Is
the famous Medical Museum. This build
ing was once prominent Baptist Church. II
was converted about the beginning of the
war into theatre, known the country over
as Ford's, and II was in private box there
In April, 1865, thnt John Wilkes Booth
Killed President Lincoln. Tho latter was
carried TO house, just opposite, where he
died. A marble tablet In front of tho house,
No, DIG Tenth street, commentaries this
fact. The theatre was then scquestrated by
the Government and turned into the Mel
ical Museum attached 10 the Surgeon Gen.
erals office. II Is full of interesting surgical
relics Of the war, and has the largest mcdi'
cal library In the world. Among the curl.
osities within Its walls IL the artlculatcil
skeleton OF Guiteau, the assassin ot prosi.
dent Garfield. Coming down Tenth street
from the Medical Museum the visitor will
not fall TO inspect the massive and bcluii.
ful Post Building, In which " situated the
office of TnE CnrTfc. This Is the largest
newspaper establishment south of phlladel-
phia and cast ofthe Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. Four of the leading and most intlu
entail Journals in the country two morning
one evening TIN CRiTic) and one indopen
dent sunday paper-have their home In this
establishment.
The Geological Bureau.
The Geological Survey Is located on II sire, l.
ntar the Ebbitt House. The interior De
pnrtment building, immense as II IL, Is On
tirely too small for the 0ccommod alton Of H.
bureaus, two of which, besides the EduCa-
tionnl and Geological bureaus (Agrloultur,
and Pension are located Ia other quarters
Thcso two last bureaus are among the larg
est under the Government.
The Centre Market.
The Centre Market occupies tho square.
south Of tho Avenue bounded by u street
on the south, Seventh street on the cas-
and Ninth street on the west. II II a yer,
handsome market building, ox1olled II
beauty, and probably in 20, by none in tn,
worlG. II Is the clcHnest and the best
while also the cheapest market In America
The District Buildings.
Tho visitor, after leaving the Centre Market
will proceed down the Avenue TO Four-and
half street and northward up that stree
q few yards, when he will be In front of {
dingy block of damp, dark old bricks
wheic the officers of the District are com
PEELED to sacrifice their temper, health eut
good looks. while attending TO business
These buildings are so utterly untitled for tn,
purposes to which they are put, and 81
thoroughly abominable and insecure tina
they form, perhaps, the greatest curiosit!
IN Washington. No visitor should fall T.
inspect them.
The City Hall.
Due north OF, aud two squares away from
the District Buildings, and closing up Four
and half street ut that point, Is the Cit!
Hall; This Is large and commodiou
and now occupied by the District courts
just in front and to the south of the CITY
Hall Is a column Of white stone surmount
ed by marble figure of Lincoln.
JudicInry square.
The City Hall stands on the south front o
Judiciary Square, one of tho finest parks II
the city. The city Jail used to stand on tn,
northeast corner of the square which rum
from Fifth to Fourth and from d street an
and Louisiana avenue TO q street.-The,
long full squares.
The Pension Office.
The new Pension Building extends nearly th
entire, width of Judiciary Square iron
70 + street; It T. by far tho larges
ination and settlement of claims for pen
sions. II Is built of rcd brick, and COS
several hundred thousand dollars, In !
WITS given President Cleveland's lnaugura
tion Ball. 1t can be reached by the Metro
politan and the Belt Line cars.
The Government Printing Onice.
The Government Printing Office Is in a north
east direction from the Pension Office, a
the corner of II and North Capitol streets
1t is by far the largest printing establish
ment in the world, and is full OF interest t,
visitors. The cost of running II goes up int,
millions annually, and the money Is wei
sIent. II would take columns to merel
outline the gigantic establishment whici
employees In Its busiest season over 200
people II Is reached by the Columbia lin
of street cars.
st. Elizabcth-s.
Across the Anacosia River, due south from
the Navy.Yard, Is st. El'zaheth's or the Gov
crnment's Hospital for the Insane, II lies OF
the surrounding country: There are owe
one thousand patients in this asS lnm. 1t /
reached by n pleasant carriage drive.
The District Jail.
On the reservation which lies immedlatol!
north Of Il street southeast and fronts OF
the Anacostia River Is a huge quadrangula
pile OF red brick known as the District jail
being the one wherein the assassin of 1
President was hanged. Just south of Il 4
the City Asylum. 1t Is reached by cab o
carriage, or on foot from the termination o
the railway and herdic lines.
Marine Barracks-Navy-Y Yard.
The Marine Barracks are situated on Eight
street southeast, between q and IL. Sevcra
squares further south the walls of the Navy
Yard rise before the gaze. This Navy.YarC
was in It's time the most famous one In tn,
country, the second largest ship OF the lin'
IN the Navy having been built here, as wei
as the famous cruisers, the Essex, the Wasl
and Others. II Is TO be converted into thl
great ordnance factory of the country, Gut
the visitor will find hundreds of obiect
herein TO interest him, especially the making
Of the steel rihed cannon.
Howard University.
Toward University Ia the first place In this
country TO provide for tho higher education
of the colorcd people generally. II Is on Sew
enth street extended. just above Boundary
and occupies high and picturesque site
overlooking the whole city. II Is built o
large Cream.colored brick, specially manu-
factured for the occasion.
The Deaf Mute College.
Returning from Mt. Ollvet the visitor viii
pass near by and In full sight of the Dca
Mute College, which Is on the north side O
Boundary street, at the north end of Eight
street northeast. II Is reached by cab OF
the II street line of cars. 1t is the mosi
prominent Deaf Mute College in the world
The Old soldiers Home.
The Old Soldiers Home lies about mile be
yond Howard University, out Seventh
street extended and Is reached by the sam,
conyeyances, namely the Ninth and seventh
street car lines. lis main building I. .
marble, 200 feet front with very hisl
tower. The view from Its tower surpasso,
any similar view In the ,neighborhood. 4